If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

If you've lived in a dictatorship for thirty years, you're used to people lying to you.

There is no journalist without opinions, and there's no real objectivity, but we can strive toward it.

When I decided to stay in Iraq, I decided to take the fear out of my body and put it into a freezer.

As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.

I would like my book to give people insight to the war before and after, but I don't think anyone could read my book and suddenly make up her mind about the war. I want to write for everybody.